Grades 4-8 will continue with current practice of teaching the week-long Family Life lessons via classroom, science classes or counselors.

7 Michigan Model Family Life Curriculum (Sample Letter) (Date) Dear Parents Your child is about to begin, or may have already begun, a period of rapid growth called puberty. Many children wonder if they are normal as they notice themselves and their friends going through physical and emotional changes that prepare them for adulthood. By teaching children about the wonderful ways they are maturing, adults can promote a positive attitude toward sexuality that helps children grow into healthy, responsible adults. Children who have talked to their parents and other trusted adults are more likely to understand the changes they are going through and are able to avoid risky behavior. Too many young people get involved in premature sexual activity that can result in serious problems, such as heartbreak, sexually transmitted disease, HIV infection, or pregnancy. 8

As your partners in education, our District has approved a series of lessons called the Michigan Model Family Life as an embedded part of our HPELW curriculum in grades

4-9. The lessons were endorsed by the Tennessee Department of Education and will be taught in your childs HPELW classes beginning mid November. The main focus of these lessons is two-fold

Promote appreciation and respect for the amazing changes experienced by self and others.

2. Equip children with the skills they need to postpone sexual intercourse.

Your child will be encouraged to talk to you about growing up and to ask you questions. Interviews with a parent or another trusted adult will be assigned as homework in order to promote open communication.

Keep in mind that Memphis City Schools values parental choice. You can Opt-Out to have your child EXCLUDED from participation. Please submit in writing the Opt- Out form for your child and return it to the school. Failure to submit the Opt-Out form will result in your child participating in the Michigan Model Family Life curriculum lessons.

Sincerely,

(Principal)

(Teacher)

9Shelby County Schools Michigan Model Family Life Curriculum Opt-Out Form 2013-2014 School_____________________________ Region_____________ Students Name______________________ Grade____________ No, I do not wish for my child to participate in the Michigan Model Family Life curriculum. Parent /Guardian Name______________________________ Print Parent/Guardian Signature_______________________________ 10March 18, 2013 Re Family Life Curriculum Grade 6 Dear Parents/Guardians Family Life instruction is mandated by Tennessee Law, (Public Chapter 565 dated May 25, 1989 amended August 2012), and has been implemented in Shelby County Schools since 1991. The Family Life Curriculum will be taught in your childs classroom during the week of April 29 May 3, 2013. The 6th Grade Curriculum consists of locally prepared age appropriate lesson plans designed to teach concepts about the family, friendship, and responsibility. The school counselor presents one lesson to 6th graders separated by gender. Lessons in the Family Life Curriculum were carefully evaluated by the staff and shared with the community before receiving board approval in 1991 and revised, July 2009. Copies of the guides are available for your review in the public libraries, SCS school libraries, and online http//www.scsk12.org/SCS/curriculum_guides/Family-Life-6-8/index.html. Parents/Guardians who object to their childs participation in this program have the option of requesting that their child be exempted from this instruction by written request to the principal. Your childs grades will not be affected by this exemption however, an alternate assignment will be given. As always, we appreciate your assistance and support of our instructional programming. Sincerely, cc Principals 11What is Abstinence Centered?

Abstinence-centered - focuses on the whole person.

Students will understand the health, economic and societal benefits of refraining from non-marital sex

20 MICHIGAN MODELFAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM GRADES 7-8 Growing Up and Staying HealthyDr. Cassandra Turner HPELW Advisor 21Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 1324 Years, by Race/Ethnicity, 20082011United States and 6 Dependent Areas

Note. Data include persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection regardless of stage of disease at diagnosis. All displayed data have been statistically adjusted to account for reporting delays, but not for incomplete reporting.

a Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

227th-8th Grade 20-Lessons Growing Up and Staying Healthy Understanding HIV and Other STIs

The 4-1-1 On HIV and AIDS

HIV and Other STIs

Finding the Help and Information

Create a Plan to Stay Within the Boundaries

Communicating Our Boundaries

237th-8th Grade 20-Lessons Growing Up and Staying Healthy Understanding HIV and Other STIs-continued

Identifying and Refusing Trouble Situations

Avoiding and Escaping Risk Situations

Someday, but Not Now

Sharing Our Expertise

Spreading the Word

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Assessments

Pre Test

Post Test

Vocabulary Skill

Journals

25Resources Videos

AIDS Story

Abstinence

Two separate stories about how the lives of a young man and a young

has changed due to Aids/HIV.

This video reveals how situational the choice to have unprotected sex can be for young adults

Feel free to use the school nurse 31Teen Parenting( Chapters 15 17 for Nurses Only)

The Cost of Pregnancy and Teen parenting (257-271)

Reducing the Risks How to Prevent Pregnancy (Part 1 only) (295-304)

Responding to Pressure (315-334)

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